Background

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the prevalence of and reasons for underreporting of occupational exposures to patients'blood and body fluids among students and house staff.

Methods

A questionnaire surveyed 110 medical students and 275 house staff members regarding the number of reported and unreported exposures to patients'body fluids, and the reasons why the respondents did or did not report their exposures during the previous 6 months.